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2009/2010 Mailing Services Pricing Study

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This is the study you've been waiting waiting for - The 2009/2010 Mailing Services Pricing Study has just been released! This new report brings you up-to-date pricing information on what mailing firms just like your own are charging for dozens and dozens of services offered in this industry.

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this 90-page report, you'll find detailed pricing info on services such as: De-duping, List Management, NCOA verification, Mail Matching, Inkjet Addressing, Hand-Affixing of Stamps, Manual Envelope Insertion for both small and large envelopes, Hand-Labeling, Tabbing Charges (both 1& 2 tabs), Sorting & Bundling plus many, many other services.

This study also provides pricing for quantities ranging from 1M to 50M, and includes price per M as well as price per piece calculations. Nothing could be easier! 

Thinking of upgrading or changing your mailing software? If so, you'll be interested in a special section dedicated to rating mailing software. Read which programs receive the highest and lowest user ratings as well as annual estimated licensing fees.


 

Table of Contents
Preface
Executive Summary
Terminology & Definitions
Section 1 - Overview - all respondents
A Graphic Overview of Our Participants
Part I - General Company Data

Part 2 - List & Database Processing
List Set-up

NCOA (Link) Processing

Charging for NCOA Services

Specific NCOA Charges

Deduping Charges

Deduping Procedures

Charge Per Dupe

Data Entry

Brokered List Markups
 

Part 3 - Addressing & Inserting Charges
Laser Letter Merge Services

Perfect Match Method

Mail Matching Charges

Machine Labeling (Pin-feed)

Hand Labeling (Laser labels)

Adding an Indicia

Indicia Charges

Inkjet Addressing Letter Size Mail

Inkjet Addressing Flats

Printing PS Labels

Insertion Charges (#10 Envelope)

Insertion Charges (6x9 Envelope)

Machine Insertion Charges (9x12 Envelope)

Hand Insertion into 9x12 or 10x13 Envelopes

Hand Sealing 6x9 or 9x12 Envelopes

Metering Charges

Affixing Stamps by Hand

Announcement Card & Envelope

A “Postcard” Mailing

8.5x11 “Self-Mailer”

Envelope Mailing

Tabbing Method

Tabbing Charges (1-tab)

Tabbing Charges (2-tabs)

Sort & Bundling (Letter size)

Sort & Bundling (Flats)

Offer Poly Bagging

Poly Bagging
 

Part 4 - Misc. Questions & Charges

Payment of Postage Policy

Payment Methods

Sales Tax on Postage

Use Multiple USPS Facilities

Local P.O. Delivery Charges

BMC/DSCF Delivery Charges
 

Part 5 - Your Mailing Software

 

SECTION 2 - MARKET BASKETS
 

National Market Basket

Firms Providing Both Printing & Mailing Services

Firms Providing Primarily Mailing Related Services

Geographic Breakouts

Northeast Region

Southeast Region

Central Region

Western Region

Sales Per Employee: <= $79,999

Sales Per Employee: $80,000 – $99,999

Sales Per Employee: $100,000 – $119,999

Sales Per Employee: $120,000 – $139,999

Sales Per Employee: $140,000 – $159,999

Sales Per Employee: >= $160,000

Population Density

Rural Markets

Small Markets

Medium Markets

Large Markets

Major Markets

Annual Sales Volume Market Basket: >= $100,000 to <= $500,000

Sales Volume Market Basket: $500,000 – $999,999

Sales Volume Market Basket: $1,000,000 – $1,499,999

Sales Volume Market Basket: $1,500,000 – $2,999,999

Sales Volume Market Basket: $3,000,000 – $10,000,000

Monthly Piece Counts: <= 49,000

Monthly Piece Counts: 50,000 – 249,999

Monthly Piece Counts: 250,000 – 499,999

Monthly Piece Counts: 500,000 – 999,999

Monthly Piece Counts: 1,000,000 – 1,999,999

Monthly Piece Counts: >= 2,000,000

Source of Sales – 70% or more of sales coming from Printing Services

Source of Sales – 70% or more of sales coming from Mailing Services

 

APPENDIX
 

2009/2010 Mailing Services Pricing Study

 

 
 

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